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Daily Current Affairs – November 2022
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 30.11.2022 (On the entry of women in masjids, What is the Karnataka voter data theft case?, NITI Aayog proposes decarbonising of industrial emissions, Settling the language for cooperative federalism, A spymaster who now has the Pakistan Army’s reins, EWS are well represented in higher education, Where does waste originate and go?)
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1. On the entry of women in masjids Why did the Jama Masjid in Delhi prohibit the entry of single women or women in groups inside the mosque premises? Did they later revoke the ban? What does the Quran say about entry of women worshippers inside masjids? What happened at the Haji Ali Dargah in […]
Daily Current Affairs 29.11.2022 (Anguish over NJAC order behind posting delays: SC, Why was Google sued for its location tracking practices?, In India, calls for looking beyond the binary are growing stronger, Still a nightmare for domestic violence survivors, Loss and Damage decisions pitfalls and promises, Same rights)
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1. Anguish over NJAC order behind posting delays: SC Supreme Court had struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission, which gave the government an equal say in judicial appointments to the constitutional courts, in 2015 The Supreme Court on Monday linked the bitter failure of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to the government’s willingness […]
Daily Current Affairs 28.11.2022 (Toward legalising same-sex marriage, What is the PDS scam that has led to a SC listing controversy?, Imaginative pasts the uncertain futures of historians, Xi’s Congress rhetoric powers the PLA’s march ahead, Shifts unexplained, It’s time to discuss depopulation)
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1. Toward legalising same-sex marriage How do the fresh pleas in the Supreme Court seek to recognise same-sex marriage? What are the existing rights of LGBTQIA+ people in India? Which are the judgments being cited by the petitioners? Where do other countries stand on same-sex marriage? A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.11.2022 (IRDAI allows PE funds to invest directly in insurers, Govt. forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy, COP27 and the ambiguity about responsibility, The Constitution of India deserves better, An uphill struggle in Sri Lanka’s tea country)
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1. IRDAI allows PE funds to invest directly in insurers Insurance regulator introduces slew of proposals to improve ease-of-doing business, including allowing promoters to dilute up to 26% stake and raise subordinated debt sans approval Insurance regulator IRDAI has approved a bouquet of proposals, including permitting private equity funds to directly invest in insurers, in a […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.11.2022 (Riots at China’s iPhone assembly plant, Russia’s nuclear icebreakers and militarisation of the Arctic, Unemployment rate dips marginally to 7.2% in July-September: survey, Exporters seek helping hand to ride out global slowdown, Ukraine right-wingers and the crisis of democracy, Disquiet in Northeast, Opening stance, Can poor countries afford to go green?)
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1. Riots at China’s iPhone assembly plant What led to the mass protests by workers at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou in China? How is the local government reacting to the protests? How did Foxconn and Apple respond to the clashes between thousands of police and factory workers? How will it impact iPhone production? Videos […]
Daily Current Affairs 24.11.2022 (SEBI’s plans to tackle market rumours, Are El Niño-La Niña weather patterns changing?,Centre sends experts to 3 cities to contain measles infection, ‘India cotton exports may miss forecast on high prices’ ,Fixing India’s malnutrition problem,India is losing its cherished right to know, Space, not time,Time to ease norms, India’s G-force moment , Milk inflation at a 7.5-year high, prices are lower in the south)
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1. SEBI’s plans to tackle market rumours What are the measures proposed by the market regulator? Is misinformation affecting securities and impacting investor confidence? Do the proposals recognise the material importance of key personnel and senior management of listed companies? The story so far: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on November 12 floated […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.11.2022 (RBI’s concerns on slow deposit growth, The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers, Europe to be hit hardest in global slowdown says OECD, The ‘India pole’ in international politics, Think local climate action think Meenangadi, A Bill protecting state surveillance)
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1. RBI’s concerns on slow deposit growth Why did senior officials of the apex banking regulator meet the MD and CEOs of public and certain private sector banks? What are the possible reasons for low deposit growth? What is the net status of non-performing assets? Has credit growth risen when compared to the year-ago period? The […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.11.2022 ( How different is the new data protection Bill?,The need to have full disclosure on electoral bonds and political funding,Centre sets standard for e-commerce reviews,ndustry seeks Budget measures to spur demand amid global slowdown,The dissenting judgment versus the razing of equality,Fireproofing India from global turbulence,The geoheritage value of Ram Setu)
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1. How different is the new data protection Bill? Has the right to portability and right to be forgotten been removed from the latest draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022? Has the Central government been given more rule making power? What are the duties imposed on data principals? The story so far: […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.11.2022 (A first look at the new data protection Bill, Charting the economic journey ahead, A place for all refugees under India’s welfare umbrella, Incremental win, Threat to federalism in agricultural education)
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1. A first look at the new data protection Bill How different is the latest draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 from the previous Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019? Have the rights for data principals been enhanced? Has the concept of ‘sensitive personal data’ been removed from the current version of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 20.11.2022 (‘67% drop in PM-Kisan payout in 3 years’, Hypertension: a ticking time bomb in Indian adolescents, Climate change drives dengue spread in France, What is India’s future strategy on emissions?, Centre scraps export tax on iron ore and steel)
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1. ‘67% drop in PM-Kisan payout in 3 years’ The number of beneficiaries of the scheme came down from 11.84 crore to 3.87 crore since the first installment in February 2019 till the 11th installment in May-June 2022, show Agriculture Ministry data; Centre says families have so far received more than ₹2 lakh crore under the […]
Daily Current Affairs 19.11.2022 (India’s first private rocket lifts off from ISRO spaceport,Prison inmates across country likely to get Aadhaar as UIDAI allows enrolment with Induction Document as proof,‘Al Qaeda, IS emerged as major challenges post regime change’,India and Russia agree to deepen cooperation on counter-terrorism at UN)
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1. India’s first private rocket lifts off from ISRO spaceport The six-metre-tall launch vehicle Vikram-S is named after Vikram Sarabhai; the rocket is developed by the Hyderabad-based start-up Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited It was a historic moment when Vikram-S, India’s first privately-developed rocket, lifted off precisely at 11.30 a.m. on Friday from Indian Space Research […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.11.2022 (Rhino horns trafficked with impunity: report, FM asks NIIF to guide private capital into infrastructure, Opaque political financing could cost democracy dear Weighing in on PMGKAY the free grains scheme, Trade tumult, Isn’t reservation for the poor a good thing?)
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1. Rhino horns trafficked with impunity: report In terms of weight, there has been an increase in the seizure of rhino horns after 2017, despite an overall reduction in poaching, says a global threat assessment report presented at a convention of wildlife conservation agencies in Panama City. The report says that “prolific” Vietnamese and Chinese […]
Daily Current Affairs 16.11.2022 (Is climate change affecting global health?, What does the World Bank report say about India’s cities?, A call to action to avoid climate catastrophe, Undermining federalism eroding States’ autonomy, Stay watchful, Health as the focus of air pollution policy)
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1. Is climate change affecting global health? Why is the world’s reliance on fossil fuels increasing the prevalence of disease, food insecurity and other illnesses related to heat? According to a Lancet report, how are changing weather events impacting lives? What action is required to stop the crisis from causing further damage? The story so far: Even as […]
Daily Current Affairs 15.11.2022 (The significance of the Bali G-20 summit, What are the hurdles to building schools for tribals?, Wholesale inflation slipped to single digit at 8.4% in Oct, Echoes of Kashmir’s long-lost Persian inflection, The shape of the Indian economic pie must change, In Iran protests the long fight for freedoms, Where no child is left behind)
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1. The significance of the Bali G-20 summit How important is this summit for the world and for India specifically? Which countries are not attending the gathering? Why and how was the G-20 formed? What does its current make-up say about the economic balance of the world? When is India taking up the G-20 presidency? […]
Daily Current Affairs 14.11.2022 (G-20 summit to focus on food, energy security,Himachal Pradesh records 75.6% voter turnout, beats 2017 figure,Extra-regional fishing fleets present in Indian Ocean: Navy, Indian business groups are a rising presence at COP-27 , Biden will seek red lines in talks with Xi today , New regulations for awarding PhDs )
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1. G-20 summit to focus on food, energy security Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Bali on Monday to attend the G-20 summit on November 15 and 16. Food and energy security and post-COVID health issues will be at the top of the agenda in sessions at the summit in the Indonesian city. Officials said […]
Daily Current Affairs 13.11.2022 ( MBBS in Hindi lost in transliteration?, Political parties in Karnataka bicker over ‘statue politics’ ,Tirupati’s megalithic burial sites in a state of neglect,‘We want G-20 heads to meet, solve issues’, India supports ASEAN-centrality in the Indo-Pacific region: Dhankhar, India to host ‘No Money For Terror’ conference, Commuters shun the fast Mumbai water taxis for the high ticket rate, Two sculptors cross swords over Netaji statue at India Gate, How has the EWS ruling altered reservations?, Why are talks on 1.5°C at a cliff edge at COP27? , ‘India can buy Russian oil outside price cap’ , ‘India to stay fastest growing big economy’)
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1. MBBS in Hindi lost in transliteration? Doctors, students, hospitals raise concerns about viability of programme and employability of students from bilingual stream in Madhya Pradesh Transliterated medical textbooks, bilingual classes without separate language-based batches or faculty, and the choice of taking exams in Hindi or English — these are the main features of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.11.2022 (SC orders release of all life convicts in Rajiv case,Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: SC, DMK hails verdict, says Governors can’t sit on resolutions ,SC extends protection for area around ‘shivling’,Courts must take up civil suits against hate speech: ex-SC judge, Altitude decides simians’ attitude to diet )
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1. SC orders release of all life convicts in Rajiv case The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of six life convicts who have been in prison for over three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The six convicts are: Nalini, Ravichandran, Jayakumar, Suthenthiraraja (Santhan), Murugan and Robert Payas. A Bench of […]
Daily Current Affairs 11.11.2022 ( At COP-27, India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024 ,Online gaming row: HC to hear plea on Ordinance on Nov. 16, ISRO’s cryogenic engine, indigenously developed for LVM3, passes hot test ,Unlaundered truth, A way out of Kerala’s fiscal vulnerability ,Human rights defenders must obey law of the land, says India at HRC session,Payments still an issue, India and Russia working towards a solution,Iran says it has developed a hypersonic ballistic missile,Tehran warns Saudi Arabia that its patience has limits,‘Current account deficit may be lower at 3% this fiscal’, Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson )
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1. At COP-27, India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024 Developing countries require “substantive enhancement” in climate finance beyond the floor commitment of $100 billion a year to meet their ambitious goals and rich countries need to lead the mobilisation of resources, India has stressed at the ongoing UN climate summit COP-27 […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.11.2022 (In the hopes for a clear blue sky, Level of groundwater extraction lowest in 18 years finds study, The EWS judgment and the shadow of Pandora, Policing with talent resource sharing not squabbling, Enforcing the ban on the two-finger test)
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1. In the hopes for a clear blue sky How far back does Delhi’s air pollution problem go? What policy measures have been taken over the decades by the Union and State governments? What are the major pollutants contributing to the increased PM2.5 levels in the capital? Have the measures taken by the State been […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.11.2022 (The Supreme Court order on PF pensions, Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?, As tensions mount some Raj Bhavans are on the war path, CSIR-NGRI to install early warning system against floods; rockslides; and avalanches in Himalayan States, ‘No consensus’ is derailing counter-terror diplomacy, After the dust a clearer picture of Agnipath’s direction, Content moderation through co-regulation)
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1. The Supreme Court order on PF pensions What has the SC ruled in the case where the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation appealed various orders favouring employees? Who all stand to benefit from the order? Who all have been excluded? What has been the Union government’s argument? On November 4, a three-judge bench of the […]
Daily Current Affairs 08.11.2022 (The Black Sea Grain Initiative, The age of minimalism in India-Pakistan ties, The frontliners of the first 1,000-day window of life, Economics exclusion, India’s G20 presidency and food security)
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1. The Black Sea Grain Initiative Who facilitated the deal between Russia and Ukraine? How has it helped global food chain supplies? Did it have a role in reducing inflation and foodgrain Russia has re-joined the Black Sea Grain deal. “The Russian Federation believes that the guarantees it has received currently appear sufficient, and resumes […]
Daily Current Affairs 07.11.2022 (The Uniform Civil Code, The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world, Camera traps renew hope for snow leopard in Kashmir, COP-27 puts climate compensation on agenda for first time, Architecture the profession needs strengthening, Democratic deficit, The continuing stalemate in Myanmar)
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1. The Uniform Civil Code What were the Constituent Assembly debates about the UCC? What were the different arguments? Is uniformity even desirable for a nation that is as diverse as India? How have Courts looked upon the implementation of the UCC? Gujarat has joined the list of BJP-ruled States that have called for implementing […]
Daily Current Affairs 06.11.2022 (Navy chiefs of Quad in Japan ahead of Malabar Exercise, Over 64,000 people in India die of snakebites each year, Vaccine trial soon amid fear of Ebola virus spread, A third of world heritage glaciers under threat warns UNESCO, How is India planning to end child marriage?, Climate networking)
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1. Navy chiefs of Quad in Japan ahead of Malabar Exercise The meeting on the naval exercise, which was started in 1992 between India and the U.S., will go on till November 9; this comes at a time when a Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang-6 has entered the Indian Ocean Region via the Sunda Strait […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.11.2022 (As Delhi gasps, Kejriwal says stubble burning major cause, In Pakistan a state of war with much drama ahead, The real issue at COP27 is energy equity, Remote voting)
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1. As Delhi gasps, Kejriwal says stubble burning major cause It is the responsibility of Punjab’s AAP government, will find solution by next November, says Delhi Chief Minister; Punjab Agriculture Department claims bio-decomposer is not cost-effective For the second straight day, the air quality in the National Capital Region remained in the worst or “severe” […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.11.2022 (India will insist on action clear framework at COP27, Decline in pre-primary enrolments continued in 2021-22 says govt report, October services PMI signals uptick on improved demand, China’s 20th Party Congress over the road ahead, Vanuatu’s big plea does little to arrest climate change)
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1. India will insist on action, clear framework at COP27 Environment Minister says that clarity will be sought on climate finance and technology transfer from developed countries, while more support will be offered to developing countries India will insist on “action” and a clear pathway that developed countries must follow to deliver long-promised finance to […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.11.2022 (The new hybrid variant of mustard, Can convicted legislators be disqualified from Assembly?, Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code committee sifts through four lakh suggestions plans more outreach, The most dangerous moment since 1962, A chance to expand the world’s biosphere footprint, Seeds of hope)
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1. The new hybrid variant of mustard How significant is the development of the Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11)? Why are some activist groups opposing the commercial release of the crop? What are their allegations? How many transgenic crops are commercially cultivated in India? The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), India’s apex regulator of genetically modified […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.11.2022 (The C-295 and India’s aircraft industry, How women subverted traditional roles during the farm law agitations, At SCO meet Jaishankar targets BRI, Invasive tree spreading in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India factory output growth new orders ease to 4-month lows: PMI, The truth about ‘the India story’)
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1. The C-295 and India’s aircraft industry How significant is the setting up of the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to India’s domestic industry? Which are the major companies within India’s growing civil aviation sector? How will the procurement of new aircraft boost the defence manufacturing ecosystem? On October 30, Prime Minister Narendra […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.11.2022 (The amendments to the IT Rules 2021, The ambiguity of reservations for the poor: unconstitutional or not?, Decentralise MGNREGS for better implementation says govt study, Sequence of implementation EWS quota outcomes, A pathway to citizenship for Indian-origin Tamils, The gun and the pen)
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1. The amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 Why did the Ministry of Electronics and IT invite feedback to the draft amendments of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021? What are the functions of the new Grievance Appellate Committees? The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified amendments […]